
About
Mr De Sole graduated 1966 from the law school of the “Sapienza” University in Rome in 1966 and received an LLM from Harvard University in 1972. He was a partner in the Washington DC law firm of Patton, Boggs and Blow.
In 1986 Mr. De Sole became President of Gucci America and from 1994 to 2004 served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Gucci Group NV, which he took public in 1995. In 2005 he cofounded Tom Ford International. Currently, Mr. De Sole serves on the Board of Ermenegildo Zegna S.p.A. and Thom Browne.
Mr. De Sole served on the Boards of Bausch and Lomb, Gap Inc., Procter and Gamble, Delta Airlines, Telecom Italia, Condé Nast and Sotheby’s. He also served on the Dean Advisory Board of the Harvard Law School.
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| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirelli | Board | Member | 31/08/2017 | |
| Pirelli | Supervisory Board | Member | 31/08/2017 | |
| Pirelli | Industry Specific | Member | 31/08/2017 |